From: Senthil Kumaran <senthil@uthcode.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 05:38:58 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Clarify mmap.close method  behavior.  Addresses issue  #18815
X-Git-Tag: v2.7.6rc1~160
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b65685f3f22d66e4f99abccf56ec54cdcce36c04;p=python

Clarify mmap.close method  behavior.  Addresses issue  #18815
Patch contributed by Anoop Thomas Mathew.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/mmap.rst b/Doc/library/mmap.rst
index 58d00c81ca..ac1963f5bb 100644
--- a/Doc/library/mmap.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/mmap.rst
@@ -152,8 +152,9 @@ memory but does not update the underlying file.
 
    .. method:: close()
 
-      Close the file.  Subsequent calls to other methods of the object will
-      result in an exception being raised.
+      Closes the mmap. Subsequent calls to other methods of the object will
+      result in a ValueError exception being raised. This will not close
+      the open file.
 
 
    .. method:: find(string[, start[, end]])